Awards
| Year | Award | Work (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | James Tiptree, Jr. Award | The Orphan's Tales: In the Night Garden (vol. 1) |
| 2007 | storySouth Million Writers Award | Urchins, While Swimming, Clarkesworld Magazine Issue 3 |
| 2007 | World Fantasy Award Nominee (Best Novel) | The Orphan's Tales: In the Night Garden (vol. 1) |
| 2008 | Rhysling Award (long poem category) | The Seven Devils of Central California, Farrago's Wainscot Summer 2007 |
| 2008 | Mythopoeic Award (adult literature) | The Orphan's Tales (series) |
| 2009 | World Fantasy Award Nominee (Best Short Story) | A Buyer's Guide to Maps of Antarctica, Clarkesworld Magazine May 2008) |
| 2009 | Andre Norton Award | The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making |
| 2010 | CultureGeek Readers' Choice Award (Best Web Fiction of the 21st Century) | The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making |
| 2010 | Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee) | Palimpsest |
| 2010 | Locus Awards (nominee) | Palimpsest |
| 2010 | Lambda Literary Awards | Palimpsest |
| 2012 | Hugo Award for Best Fancast | SF Squeecast (with Lynne M. Thomas, Seanan McGuire, Paul Cornell, and Elizabeth Bear) |
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